T. Lips, HTG – Hypersonic Technology Goettingen GmbH, R. Kanzler, HTG – Hypersonic Technology Goettingen GmbH, A, Breslau, HTG – Hypersonic Technology Goettingen GmbH, P. Kaerraeng, HTG – Hypersonic Technology Goettingen GmbH, J. Silha, AIUB – Astronomical Institute of the University of Bern, T. Schildknecht, AIUB – Astronomical Institute of the University of Bern, D. Kucharski, SERC – Space Environment Research Centre, G. Kirchner, IWF – Space Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, J. Rosebrock, FHR – Fraunhofer Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Techniques, D. Cerutti-Maori, FHR – Fraunhofer Institute for High Frequency Physics and Radar Techniques, H. Krag, ESA – European Space Agency
Keywords: Space debris, attitude determination, 6-DoF simulation
Abstract:
End of 2014, ESA initiated a research project named “Debris Attitude Motion Measurements and Modeling”. The main goal of this project was to combine space debris attitude state information, obtained by different means of observation, with numerical simulations. Under the lead of AIUB, light curves and laser ranging residuals were obtained by AIUB and IWF, while FHR conducted radar observations. In parallel, HTG developed a 6 degrees-offreedom – orbit and attitude – propagator. This tool called OTA (In-Orbit Tumbling Analysis) takes into account all relevant external and internal perturbation sources (gravity, aerodynamics, solar radiation pressure, electromagnetic, etc.).
Date of Conference: September 19-22, 2017
Track: Non-Resolved Object Characterization